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I am an undergraduate at SUNY Cortland and will be receiving my bachelor's degree with honors in Professional Writing in May.

Professional Writing is like English, only with more experimental creative fiction and non-fiction, and less Shakespeare, for those

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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Assessing sexism in gaming: Is it still a boy's world?: 1 of 18
Are video games still a boy's world? Ha! Is the sky still blue? Character design in most common role-playing games (RPGs) is catered primarily to young men. Even female roles are designed to be appealing specifically for male audiences, but does that mean there isn't any hope for a change? No necessarily, but it will be a lon... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Argument against eliminating celibacy for priests: 2 of 11
I can't help but notice that organized religion often require too much suspension of disbelief. Just to put such demands into perspective: I'm the kind of person that watches zombie movies and argues that the helicopter the characters are escaping in can't possibly hold that many people at one time; never mind the roaming leg... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Testimonies: What I would reform in the Catholic Church: 5 of 22
Generally speaking, the last time the Catholic Church was called to reform some of its teachings, procedures or practices, the end result was the the Protestant Reformation! In this day and age, when a classmate studying the sociology of the Scientologist community informed my class that many of its members became deeply depr... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Future generations and Catholicism in the US: 1 of 4
Forgive me if I seem naive and intentionally haughty, but I don't have much faith in my generation, the FUTURE generation. Never mind Catholicism. I don't see us as a terribly enthusiastic bunch, especially towards religions with suspicious pasts. Catholicism, in its most common form, will probably experience a drop in attend... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Why I play darts: 4 of 14
Why We Play DartsI'm going to let you all in on a terrible secret: in the times I've attempted to throw a dart, I've either fallen on my face or made holes in the surrounding furniture. If I were to seriously try to play darts, I would probably injure someone.It's harder than it looks!However, In the interest of public safety... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Struggles in life: 110 of 338
She stood in the dressing room trying on the dress. It was black and little and clung to her shape magnificently. She was beautiful and statuesque in it; a Renaissance sculpture or a silver screen super actress. She was figure and curve and sex appeal in it, with tight auburn curls cascading from the roots of her head and cra... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Survival: 16 of 32
Prologue.One thousand, seven hundred and twenty-eight feet. We stood that high while we watched the world burn around us. I stood in the field on the side of the road, holding Alex's hand while we watched the windmills in the next county over swoop slowly in the breeze, their blades burning. "We could kill ourselves now," he ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Culture & Community Why girl gamers should not be underestimated: 12 of 22
My girlfriend told me a curious story the other day. She was playing Halo 3 on Xbox Live when someone realized her voice sounded extra girlish. Girly voices are not an uncommon phenomenon on Xbox Live, as ALL the voices sound like prepubescent twelve-year-old boys (and for the most part are). When she confirmed that she was, ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Would reforms water down Catholicism?: 4 of 7
How do you "water down" a religion? When reforming it, what part exactly is getting watered down? It's an odd idea. The only way I could think of taking the bite out of a religion as strong as Catholicism is to get rid of some or all modern controversies. But is that really "reform" or "restoration"? One such controversy sugg... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Can lapsed Catholics come back into the church?: 11 of 17
People may from time to time trail from the Church. They could have an over-demanding lifestyle with stressful obligations, a personal crisis of faith, or have been devout only as children or to please a friend or relative (like a certain young author who isn't really Catholic; but let's not focus on that!). Still, the bumps ... More..